as in hood
a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmet
On the evening of March 28, 2025, Aspnes's mom says the 22-year-old hopped on the back of her friend's motorcycle, wearing a helmet and protective gear.
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Olivia Young, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
The sounds of shoulder pads clacking and helmets clanging filled the air Saturday morning at Spaulding Field for the UCLA football team’s fifth spring practice of the year.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
That is what made the theft of the golden helmet of Coțofenești — a 2,500-year-old masterwork of Dacian craftsmanship — so devastating, and its recovery so remarkable.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Anyone under 18-years-old must wear a bicycle helmet when riding on a micromobility device.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated April 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
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Olivia Young, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
The sounds of shoulder pads clacking and helmets clanging filled the air Saturday morning at Spaulding Field for the UCLA football team’s fifth spring practice of the year.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
That is what made the theft of the golden helmet of Coțofenești — a 2,500-year-old masterwork of Dacian craftsmanship — so devastating, and its recovery so remarkable.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Anyone under 18-years-old must wear a bicycle helmet when riding on a micromobility device.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated April 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmet
Noun
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Cops have released a trove of footage from the massive car meetup that created havoc in a quiet Queens neighborhood — and are asking the public’s help identifying the people involved, including a trio who jumped on the hood of a responding police car.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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There is, however, a nice hood vent and a lovely skylight.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He's shown wearing a black skullcap, black facemask on his chin, red sweatshirt and red sweatpants, and sneakers.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Officials concluded Harvard did not adequately address concerns raised about antisemitism that drove some students to conceal their religious skullcaps and avoid classes.—
Moriah Balingit,
Fortune,
20 Mar. 2026
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Three kids in Fordyce posed their bike and the lady in the bonnet posed in Harrison.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2026
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Impatient honking rose with the slight plume of smoke from my car bonnet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
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In a brief video that circulated over the holidays among officers of the BART police force, the department’s chief pins a badge on a beaming young officer wearing the turban of his Sikh faith.—
Susie Neilson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
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Every failure of the state now stains the turban as well as the uniform.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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That blogger with a beret, Emily Cooper has flown the coop!—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the first photo, the teen showed herself after being initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha, wearing a green beret, black jacket, white and a pink bag on her shoulder.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
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The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
13 Nov. 2025
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The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The black and green hats, shaped like the pope's miter, originally were offered as part of a ticket package for seats in five sections at Rate Field.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Klum completed the look with a white toque hat and oversized electric blue shades.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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With an Opening Day golden sombrero and an 0-for-7 start to the season, there was plenty of reason to be worried about Aaron Judge.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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That’s what lawmakers grappled with Monday when a local conservative provocateur came to testify on an immigration bill wearing brownface and a sombrero and speaking Spanish.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Helmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmet. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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